nóinín

Irish

Alternative forms

• neoinín

Etymology

From nóin +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠoːˈnʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠoːnʲiːnʲ/, /ˈn̪ˠuːnʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈn̠ʲoːnʲinʲ/ (corresponding to the form neoinín)

Noun

nóinín m (genitive singular nóinín, nominative plural nóiníní)

1. daisy

Declension

Declension of nóinín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative nóinín nóiníní Vocative a nóinín a nóiníní Genitive nóinín nóiníní Dative nóinín nóiníní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an nóinín na nóiníní Genitive an nóinín na nóiníní Dative leis an nóinín don nóinín leis na nóiníní

Derived terms

• nóinín cladaigh (“sea pink, thrift”)
• nóinín mór (“oxeye daisy”)
• tor nóiníní (“daisy bush”)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nóinín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nóinín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN